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Heathrow called "The busiest airport in the United Kingdom" You would experience this upon arrival.There is an rail link connecting Heathrow and London city. This could work out cheaper and convenient. This Heathrow Express has free wifi too. The Oyster card! A boon to ease travel in London.Hop in and hop off the undergrounds, buses all with this magical card. This will definitely ease all your local travel concerns in the city.There are several offers on buying this card with the London Pass.London Pass - a sightseeing pass for tourists. It consists of a smart card which entitles the holder fast track entries to several attractions (Definitely not all ;)You could choose either of these depending on your duration of stay and travel needs while in London.Once you get your Oyster card in place you are unstoppable. Explore London by bus,underground or walk. Notes to help you plan your days in london better. Piccadilly Circus,Trafalgar Square,Big Ben,London Eye could be your plan for one day.You could reach the Piccadilly Circus from where ever you stay with the convenient underground.Read More

Heathrow called "The busiest airport in the United Kingdom" You would experience this upon arrival.There is an rail link connecting Heathrow and London city. This could work out cheaper and convenient. This Heathrow Express has free wifi too. The Oyster card! A boon to ease travel in London.Hop in and hop off the undergrounds, buses all with this magical card. This will definitely ease all your local travel concerns in the city.There are several offers on buying this card with the London Pass.London Pass - a sightseeing pass for tourists. It consists of a smart card which entitles the holder fast track entries to several attractions (Definitely not all ;)You could choose either of these depending on your duration of stay and travel needs while in London.Once you get your Oyster card in place you are unstoppable. Explore London by bus,underground or walk. Notes to help you plan your days in london better. Piccadilly Circus,Trafalgar Square,Big Ben,London Eye could be your plan for one day.You could reach the Piccadilly Circus from where ever you stay with the convenient underground.

I travelled from Bangalore, to experience the sunny side of England. Since i had been to the UK last winter in 2014, which was pretty cold then, i wanted to experience the warmth of the UK.I landed in London on the weekend at the lovely Heathrow airport. My school friends had booked a tour to Stonehenge,City of bath,Windsor castle, Dorset(Durdle door & Lulworth cove) which we explored over the weekend.

It was raining very hard when we reached London. As we got off our tour bus, my high school drama group of 30 members, entered into a grand hotel to drop off our luggage. Multi-colored lights streamed in through the lavish fountain, which stood in the middle of the lobby. We raced up the elevators into our luxurious rooms, freshened up, and headed out for a tour of the city.London seems to always be gloomy and drizzling, but a sophisticated charm exists in the city. Well-dressed and attractive teens strolled through hand in hand. We passed by windows displaying shimmering necklaces and bracelets, in small boutiques. We clambered back up on the tour bus to check out some of the major attractions. First pit stop was the London Eye. Looming over the Thames River, the London Eye is one of the largest Ferris wheels of the world. A spectacular view greets you through the glass walls of each compartment, which is shaped like an oval bubble. About ten of us comfortably stepped into the glass cell, and eagerly peeked out to see a panoramic view of the Big Ben, Waterloo railway station, and an endless spread of the city.

Day 1 in London: As I was hungry after an overnight flight, we first headed to the Borough market at Southwark Street in Central London and had some nice street food. You can get some tasty and cheap English/Indian/Chinese/Thai food here. The average dish will cost you about £5. Next, we walked over to St. Paul’s Cathedral, built after the Great Fire of London in 1666. You really can't take a wrong angled picture of this masterpiece. Next, we headed to the streets in central London and did a stroll through Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. After taking some photos we then crossed over Parliament Square to Westminster Abbey for some more photographs.

In April-May 2016, My wife Beena and I, traveled from London to Siliguri (India), mainly by trains. We crossed ten countries, 17,500 km, crossed under the English Channel, crossed the Aral mountains, the great Siberian plains, lake Baikal, the Gobi desert, the great wall of China and lastly the Himalayas to reach home. This is the first leg of the journey.

Stay:There couple of budget hotels.We stayed at Airways hotel Victoria and St George's(B&B). This was our 2nd Visit to London.Still i think many things are left and need some more visits :) Places to visit in London 1)London eye 2)Sea Life 3)Piccadilly circle 4)Truffle Gate Square 5)Buckingham palace(can be seen from inside only in summers) otherwise 6)Lords for cricket fan 7)Arsenal Stadium ,Manchester Stadium 8)Durdle Door--awesome beach and great location.Must visit beach 9)Bath city 10)Stonehenge only picture taking point can be skipped. 11)City tour 12)Cruise Ride. Food: 1)For Non-Vegetarian there are lot of options. 2)For Vegetarians you may need to search around a bit. Tips: 1)For Major Attraction you can take combo packs 2)Take Oyster cards it is good for travelling in tubes. 3)Or else you can go for day pass as well 4)Take Hop on Hop off Tours. 5)There are few online sites which provides offers as well you can check for them.

London, England
London was the eye of the war storm and history will never forget the Blitz. German bombers appeared in London's skies on September 7, 1940, and for 57 consecutive days London was bombed. During the Blitz, 18,000 tons of high explosives were dropped on England killing a total of 18,625 men, 16,201 women and 5,028 children.

Edinburgh is a beautiful city - and the beauty is apparent from the moment you step out of the train station. You are transported through time to an age where the simple things in life need to be appreciated. The perfect blend of breathtaking architecture set amidst nature, it is all that you see and more.
We found a lovely garden home through Air BnB (strongly recommend finding homestays / country homes rather than hotels to stay in Scotland). Our host was extremely welcoming where the entire house was made extremely comfortable to entertain guests. She even made sure we had enough supplies to take care of midnight munchies (we were 7 friends traveling so there were quite some of those).
Edinburgh offers something for everyone - for culture we went on tours for the Edinburgh Castle and the popular "spooky" Adam Lyal tour of the city. For city view & nature, we trekked up Calton Hill - a surprise find when we took a gamble on a suggestion from a local - which still was mostly untouched by throngs of tourists and offered a bird's eye view if you climbed up 300 stairs of a lighthouse situated on the top of the hill. Btw, this is also the highest point of the city. For gluttony & debauchery - we stuffed ourselves with fish & chips and Scottish breakfast while sipping on Guinness and some single malt.

The capital of Scotland. Another very historic city. It’s very easy to orientate yourself in the city centre. There are High Street and Princess Street. Princess Street is the shopping street, you’ll have the shops on the one side and a park and some small historic monuments on the other. High Street is the “tourist” street leading from the Palace of Hollyroodhouse to the Edinburgh Castle.

At first, this city looked like it forgot that the medieval period was over. Or like someone just dipped it in a giant vat of molten medieval grey and brown and pulled it out. Fresh, dripping, and thriving in the 17th century. Things here seemed like a miniature version of the London monuments – the castle, the cathedral, the galleries. I know it’s not fair, this is one of the pitfalls in the business of wanting to see new sights and it takes immense skill and learning to stop comparing. By day four I started to see the uniqueness, appreciate the story of the Scots and understand where they are coming from – the shadow of the British.

Umm. Cardiff was a rude shock that I live in the reality of the 21st century. After waltzing down roads flanked by 17th century monuments, parading around palaces and standing still at battlegrounds that still echoed distant cries, Cardiff was like a jarring wake-up call on a Sunday morning.
I took off into the countryside, escaping the Bangalore-like green shadows on wide avenues, the kind I hadn’t see in five weeks. I sat on the lawns outside Tintern Abbey, staring up at the remains of something someone thought was important a few hundred years ago; now a haunting shell of stone. I tried to recreate Wordsworth’s inspiration, but all I could do was stare. I have a thing for ruined abbeys, I’ve come to realize.
High point: VERY good "Gourmet Burger" after a 6-mile walk around Cardiff Bay!Read More

Umm. Cardiff was a rude shock that I live in the reality of the 21st century. After waltzing down roads flanked by 17th century monuments, parading around palaces and standing still at battlegrounds that still echoed distant cries, Cardiff was like a jarring wake-up call on a Sunday morning.
I took off into the countryside, escaping the Bangalore-like green shadows on wide avenues, the kind I hadn’t see in five weeks. I sat on the lawns outside Tintern Abbey, staring up at the remains of something someone thought was important a few hundred years ago; now a haunting shell of stone. I tried to recreate Wordsworth’s inspiration, but all I could do was stare. I have a thing for ruined abbeys, I’ve come to realize.
High point: VERY good "Gourmet Burger" after a 6-mile walk around Cardiff Bay!